Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses a joint session of Russian
parliament on Crimea in the Kremlin in Moscow, on March 18, 2014. (AFP
PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ POOL/ ALEXEI NIKOLSKY)
MOSCOW/KIEV: Defying Ukrainian protests and Western sanctions, Russian
President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty Tuesday making Crimea part of
Russia again but said he did not plan to seize any other regions of Ukraine.